| 摘要 |
A method of network provisioning where a profile is associated with a specific end-user node and policies are enforced via a unified network provisioning appliance. Unlike traditional back-ends where multiple discrete devices are deployed to provision a network, the present invention can be implemented as a single unified device with all of the functionality implemented as software plug-ins. In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, features execute on the same device and share a common provisioning profile. Hence, the present invention features unbounded interoperability between what are normally considered separate sets of functionality. This capability allows provisioning services such as bandwidth shaping, identity manager, content filter and the like to enforce policies that are defined for the user of a node. Furthermore, our system is capable of dynamically changing policies enforced on a node to reflect a change in the user who is operating the node.
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